Sofitel Palace - Dalat Hotel

... room. The wine is in a cute clay pot, all you need to do is stick the straws in the top and drink away. Once we got back we had a look in the pot it was full of corn or rice, slightly confused we cautiously took a small sip to find out it is some sort of rice wine. Not pleased with the taste we gave it to the hotel owners to enjoy, and bought a bottle of wine from th corner shop.<br><br>Today we were planning on visiting the local villages. As we left it started to spit, carrying ...

... chapy.<br>-Some wierd thing called the 'Crazy House'. Did what it said on the tin really, pretty wierd house in the middle of Vietnam built by some woman who thought that promoting sustainable materials was to build a strange concrete building..<br><br>and probably some other stuff, walking around the countryside and views, before heading back to town. Getting back we head over to the lake (passing a bar called Mei! How brilliant is that?) and rent out one of those stupid swan ...

... you cry. My thoughts exactly; although MBum seemed to be of the opinion that these pigs were having a great time. They were beyond the party stage though. The poor pigs were being drip fed 70%vol. rice goo. A nicely sobering thought though was that they would be oblivious when heading to market.<br><br>Our day finished with a brief visit to a flower farm and an exhilarating ride back to town in the pouring rain.

... slides I'm used to. It was also hilarious to watch Rose get fished out of the water each time (like many Vietnamese, she can't swim) because the current would sweep her far to the left and the shore was to the right. <br><br>After the water slide we found the (I have to interrupt this blog to mention that the 8 year old Vietnamese girl next to me at the Internet cafe is smoking a CIGARETTE) most formidable of all abseiling challenges - a massive waterfall. I volunteered to ...

... meat ever imagined. I saw all kinds organs on display on the<br>tables including brains, intestines and livers. There were sections for<br>the chicken head and feet as well. There was also a section for live<br>fish kept in shallow bowls with water replaced every so often alongside<br>watersnakes and crabs. I had a hard time staying in this area long.<br><br><br>Pix and Vids of things we checked out:<br><br>Photos:<br><br>Vietnam Highlights<br>http://www.flickr ...

... absolutely awesome, every kind of fruit you could think of and omelettes, baguette and loads more. Also there was a Jacuzzi and a sauna on the roof!!<br><br>After the long bus ride we needed to chill so headed up to a cable car ride in the mountains and had a little walk then came backed and chilled with a few beers in the Jacuzzi.<br><br>Next day I went mountain biking. My guide was a young Vietnamese dude and we headed off out of ...